OakTree College is an independent co-educational senior secondary school providing education opportunities for young people of school age from migrant backgrounds who may be experiencing difficulties within mainstream education settings and hence have disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education. There is not a single co-educational school in Victoria for migrant and refugee young people. OakTree College intends to fill in the gap as an independent specialist school.

OakTree College provides a sustainable and deliberate learning community where the potential and aspirations of the young people are harnessed and honed and where they are equipped with skills and knowledge for them to play their part in the wider Australian Multicultural society.

Our name—Oaktree—reflects strength, growth, and deep roots. Trees do not grow overnight. They weather storms. They stretch toward light. They begin as something small but become powerful with the right soil, abundant care, and authentic nurturing. Just like the oak tree, which grows tall and strong from small beginnings, our students bring their own roots, their own stories, and their own potential.

We are therefore minded to loudly proclaim that our students are those oaks in the making. They bring the colour, the culture, the courage. And to all intents and purposes, write their own story. In return, we promise to walk alongside them—to teach and to learn, to support, to listen, and to grow with them.